Lifeboats

INTERTANKOs Lifeboat Working Group is a working group within INTERTANKO’s Safety, Technical and Environmental Committee.

Its aim is to improve the design, construction, maintenance and operation of lifeboats, davits and associated equipment, to help owners/masters to have more leeway in dealing with these issues, and to regain crews’ confidence in these systems. Ongoing regulatory changes aim to give more freedom to owners to establish on-board safety systems, and to give the master the option to make his own risk assessment during routine drills. Manufacturers will be required to improve the follow-up and maintenance of their product. Training requirements will also be reviewed.

Members are encouraged to continue sharing their experiences in order to safeguard human lives during drills through:

lifeboat accident reports

suggestions for improvements

encouraging the installation of homogenous lifeboat systems on newbuildings

Information that is of interest to the tanker industry as a whole will be published with the permission of the provider. INTERTANKO will remove any references to the company name and/or other type of identification, unless otherwise instructed.

INTERTANKO’s Lifeboat Working Group (LWG) is presently represented by:

Capt. Prabhat Sharma, PetroPuma (WG Chairman)

Mr. Dimitrios Kosmas, Enitank

Capt. Anuj Bhargava, AngloEastern

Mr. Jeffrey Wilson, OSG

Mr. Francois Thomas, INTERCARGO

Mr. Ian Harrison, INTERCARGO

Mr. Bjarne Thygesen, Consultant

Capt. Sotiris Shinas, Euronav

Capt. Nigel Adams, V.Ships

Capt. Howard Snaith, INTERTANKO

Mr. Henrik Von Platen, ISTEC Chairman

Mr. Paul Watkins, Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd.

Mr. Dean Pelley, Mad Rock Marine Solutions, Inc.

Secretary for the Lifeboat Working Group: Mr. Colin Jappy, INTERTANKO

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